The Economic Times

Bengaluru techie, living alone, stopped cleaning his apartment before guests, friends came over. This taught him a lesson about himself

Bengaluru techie Shivank Goel shared how living alone helped him discover and accept his default settings. He revealed that he used to frantically clean his apartment before friends visited, hiding laundry and washing mugs. He eventually stopped preparing for guests, only for friends to call out his messiness and quirky habits. The experience taught him that independence also means meeting yourself honestly, accepting your habits and making space for solitude.